> To teach programming languages in an historical context, is a different task. To present the topic in a historical context the students first have to know wh

> To teach programming languages in an historical context, is a different task. To present the topic in a historical context the students first have to know what was context/standard at that time, under what circumstances the solutions of their time were developed, whether the restrictions still hold etc. In other words: You would have to include half of a "History of Programming Languages" course, since this is surely not common knowledge.